The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-05
WINE IN THE SCRIPTURES
THAT EVERY ORDAINED MINIS.
TER ACCEPTS AS
The Very Word Of God When He
Takes Upon Himself His
OrdlnaiiOn Yews.

The following is taken from a little
book by the Rev. j. r. Skies, en-
titled "Pen Pictures of Prohibition
and Prohibitionists," published by
p. II. Staufier, Londonyille, o: Mr.;
Skies is the author Of "The Biblical
Reason Why Prohibition is Wrong"
of which the Rev. DR.. Crosby, the
great temperance advocate in New
York says that lit is an uuanswer-
able statement OF our Bible teach
iuCs. Such books are necessary to
disabuse the minds OF the people
which are led captive by the false
hoods of the so called temperance
organs: Il
In Wonder church is a large and
deeply interested assembly. The oc-
casion is a solemn one-the setting
apart by the ceremony OF ordination
a man to the work Of the gospel
ministry, than which no work can be |
more important, nor any obligation
more binding. The candidate stands
before the altar. The officiating
clerpymen proceeds first Sc
riously to admonish him to be
faithful TO the trust about
to be committed to him. Among
other things, he exhorts him in the
following language Learn OF the
Master" (Jesus.) Make him con
stantly your pattern. Search MS
word. (See General Synods Lit.
urgy-Ev. Luth. church-edition oil
1856, page 16l.( >.
Having concluded the admonition,
he proceeds to question the candidate
in order that he may stand fully and
fairly committed to faithfulness as a
public teacher OF religion. The most
important questions asked are the
following. (See questions ! and D OF
Section 2, Formula OF Goyernment)
/. "Do you believe the Scriptures
of the Old and New Testaments to
be the Word of God, and the only
iniallible rule of faith and prac-
tice2"
5. "Do you promise faithfullyan and
zealously to preach the truths OF the
gospel Of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ as contained in the Holy
Scriptures
To both and each of these ques.
tions he seriously responds: u do. i"
Then kneeling down, by the solemn
imposition Of hands and prayer, he is
set apart to the gospel ministry. Ii
language is reliable, and its import
Ineligible, his ordination VOWS OBJ
ligate him to do two things, namely;
/. To believe thatthe Scriptures
of the Old and New Testaments are
the Word of God, and the only in
fallible rule of faith and practice.
2. To teach the truth according
to this belief. That is, he is to teach
that the Bible is the word OF God,
that il is the only infallible rule. OF
faith and practice, namely, If we be-
lieye and act in accordance with the
teachings Of the Bible we are right
and safe, but il contrary thereto, we
are wrong and unsafe.
This is certainly fair construc-
ton of his ordination vows, fully
warranted by the questions asked
and the answers given.
The ceremony of ordination over,
the newly authorized religious teach
or, remembering the sacredness OF
his obligation, and the earnest ex-
! hortation TO LEARN Of the Master,
follow His example and search His
word" turns to the Scriptures for
instruction. The question of the use
OF intoxicating beverages being one
of much Importance to the religious
teacher because of its prominence
in the public mind, he very properly
desires to ascertain what the teach
inRs of the Bible and the example of
Jesus authorize him to teach on that
subject. In order to be thorough,
he proceeds systematically. Turn
ing to the Old Testament and con-
sultng
Genesis 9:21 %, 1892 80; LIST Sam
uell:14.15, % I'd Samuel 1923;
Esther no. Psalms 1876; Proverbs
20.1, 1920, q, 80, 81; Isaiah Oil w
2SI, Z, 300, 1926, 81 81; jeremiah
239, 25:15, 5l:7: Hosea All; joe
10, and their collaterals, he learns
that the wines of Scripture were in
toxicating, and he will nowhere IL
the Bible find wine mentioned o
which it is either said or intimateC
that it was not intoxicating. Is,
these passages he will see that win
and strong drink under the Hebrey
names Yayin, Shekar, Ahsis, etc.
made men drunk" "overcam
strong men, caused the mighty t
shout" and the priests and tn
prophets to err, when used to ex
cess, and that God strongly discoul
ages and denounces such abuse {
them. From Genesis 14:17-l9, II
%; Deuteronomy 1912, 29:5,
Joshua 9.3 10; Judges 9:12, ID, 10
1919; LIST Samuel 1920, 25:l8'20;
Samuel 6:l7-19, 16:1, 2; I'd Kim
1928 3D., LIST Chronicles 2:l0-l
I'LL, 1921, rs; Nehemiah 81, 5:6,l
10, Is; Esther l:5 8, 5:6, 10 Z, 8; JC
1:13l9, 32.l9,20; Psalms '4:7; Pr
verbs 9.1-6, 81 81; Ecclesiastics 2
9.7,S, |, 10 Song Of Solomon Al
81; 7:S,9, ST., .; Isaiah III, %; Jer
miah 40:9-12; Ezekiel 27;1S; DAM
d. 1 ", -, ID, lldHBh I'LL, - a.
many other passages of similar il
port, he learns that these saI
wines we're in general and consta
use among all classes; that prizes
prophets and people used them as
part Of their daily sustenance.
will also find that these wines thel
selves and their use as beverages a
often spoken of in the most fave
able terms. That the same wi
that made Noah, Lot, Nabal a
others drunk; that "overcame mer
made the mighty to shout" a
caused "the priests and prophets
err" when used to excess; was p
sented to Abraham by Melchizad
THE priest of the Most High Go,
Genesis 14;l8.
Drank by Isaac when prepari
to pronounce his dying blessing NJ
his sons. Genesis 27:25.
Promised to Judah in such pie
as that his "eyes should be red W